The video shows a social experiment where a bartender, played by an actor, makes racist and xenophobic comments to customers who appear to be of Asian descent. The goal is to test Umberto Eco's theorem, which states that the internet gives a voice to "imbeciles" who previously only expressed their opinions in bars. The experiment is conducted in two parts: first, with a customer who is actually an actor and is not of Asian descent, and second, with a customer who is also an actor but is told to appear as a Chinese person. In both cases, the customers and other patrons of the bar are hesitant to speak out against the bartender's comments, illustrating the theorem. However, when the bartender takes his racism to the extreme by refusing to serve a customer based on their perceived ethnicity, some customers finally speak out against him. The video ends with the actors revealing the experiment and encouraging viewers to share their thoughts on the scenario.
Here are the extracted key facts without opinions:
1. The video was filmed before the latest events.
2. The experiment was conducted in a bar.
3. The bar's name is Gino's bar.
4. An accomplice named Thomas helped with the experiment.
5. The experiment involved a bartender making racist comments to customers.
6. The customers were of Asian origin.
7. The bartender's comments were met with silence from other customers.
8. Some customers eventually spoke up against the bartender's behavior.
9. The experiment was designed to test people's reactions to racist comments.
10. The results showed that 61% of people did not speak up against the racist comments.
11. The experiment was inspired by Umberto Eco's theorem that "Internet gives the right to speak to legions of imbeciles who previously spoke only at the bar after a glass of wine."